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COMMERCE CITY — She was a Swede coaching an American team and the language barrier was, at times, a difficult bridge. So perhaps it is the universally-known French saying that best expressed what U.S. women’s national team soccer players felt for beloved coach Pia Sundhage on Wednesday night: au revoir. With heavy hearts, the U.S. team said goodbye to its coach of the last five years. Alex Morgan had two goals and two assists in an international friendly 6-2 victory over Australia at sold-out Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. After two Olympic gold medals in her five years pacing the sideline for Team USA, Sundhage now leaves to begin coaching the Swedish women’s national team starting Dec. 1.